1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456054603321

Autore

Jupp Edmund W

Titolo

Bell watching [[electronic resource] /] / Edmund W. Jupp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, UK ; ; Portland, OR, : Intellect, c2002

ISBN

1-280-47722-9

9786610477227

1-84150-835-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (62 p.)

Collana

Watching series

Disciplina

786.8848

Soggetti

Bells

Bells - Installation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; The Bell; The Sound; Kinds of Bell; Making Bells; Tower Bells; Chiming and Ringing; Glossary; Bibliography; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

The aim of the Watching series is to draw attention to some of the very interesting items around us, things that perhaps we don't notice as much as we might. The first was Bridge Watching, and when this was put ''on the Net'' it produced, to the surprise of the author, such a pleasant flood of e-mail that another was written, called Water Watching. This, too, was kindly received. So it was tempting to continue with the theme. Many people know very little about bells, and some, sadly, know nothing at all. This is a pity for, large or little, they can be engaging objects. You might think that ''



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779973303321

Autore

MacDonald Laurence E

Titolo

The invisible art of film music [[electronic resource] ] : a comprehensive history / / Laurence E. MacDonald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Scarecrow Press, 2013

ISBN

0-8108-8398-8

0-8108-9058-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (624 p.)

Disciplina

781.5/4209

781.54209

Soggetti

Motion picture music - History and criticism

Dramatic music - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes filmography.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Biographical Sketches; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Music and the Birth of Film; CHAPTER 1. The Evolution of Synchronized Sound: 1920-1929; CHAPTER 2. The Dawn of the Golden Age: 1930-1939; CHAPTER 3. World War II and Its Aftermath: 1940-1949; CHAPTER 4. The Decline of the Studio System: 1950-1959; CHAPTER 5. The Changing of the Guard: 1960-1969; CHAPTER 6. The Revival of the Symphonic Film Score: 1970-1979; CHAPTER 7. The Influence of Synthesized Sound: 1980-1989; CHAPTER 8. The Rise of Independent Films: 1990-1999; CHAPTER 9. The Derivative Decade: 2000-2009

Epilogue: INTO THE SECOND DECADE OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURYBibliography; General Index; Title Index; Name Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

In this updated and expanded edition of The Invisible Art of Film Music, Laurence MacDonald provides a comprehensive introduction to film music for the general student, the film historian, and the aspiring cinematographer. This volume is a historically structured account of the evolution of music in films and the development of the films themselves. Arranged as a chronological survey from the silent era to



the present day, this volume offers readers insight into the vital contribution film scores have made.